Chapter 6: The Renaissance

Instrumental Music: Early Developments

Music and Dance

Discuss current and historical trends/traditions in dance. (Who? Where? When? Why? How?) What impact does music have on dance? Dance on music? Can one exist without the other? Why do cultures dance?

Key Terms
pavan galliard jig stylization

Renaissance Dance Music

In the 1500s:
many new instruments developed or perfected dance music more and more popular dances from many nations used throughout Europe

Popular Renaissance Dances

pavan
solemn dance, slow duple meter, formal stepping and stopping

galliard
lively dance, fast triple meter, kicking and leaping steps

jig
very fast dance in compound meter

Renaissance Dance Features

characteristic rhythm to support steps simple textures, generally homophonic frequent repetition and contrast simple tunes, often ornamented some stylizedintended for listening

Galliard, Daphne
violin family ensemble clear beat, triple meter feel simple homophonic texture clear cadences and repeated phrases (a a b b c c) ornamentation of repeats

Kemps Jig
recorder, lute, and viola da gamba fast duple meter simple homophonic texture repetition and contrast (a a b) increasing ornamentation stylizationcadence elision at measures 89